Isaiah 58:7 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 58:7

Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

BSB

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ASV

Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

KJV

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah (420)

(Verses 6, 7.) Isn't this the fast that I have chosen? To loosen the chains of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Isn't it to share your bread with the hungry, and to bring the poor who are cast out into your house? When you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh? Isn't it to deal your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the poor who are cast out to your house?

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The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah (420)

Or indeed, this must be said, because it is about fasting, and fasting has affliction and humiliation of the soul: but the affliction of sinners' bodies begs for indulgence. Divine Scripture teaches us to forgive our debtors, so that the Heavenly Father may also forgive us our debts (Mark 11). The ancient history tells that in the year of the Jubilee, which is the true Jubilee, all possessions return to their owners and slaves regain their freedom, and all obligations, commonly known as cautions, become void (Leviticus 25 and 27).

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

To thy house - That thou be hospitable, and make thy house a shelter to them that have none of their own left. Hide not - That seek no occasion to excuse thyself. Thy own flesh - Some confine this to our own kindred; but we can look on no man, but there we contemplate our own flesh, and therefore it is barbarous, not only to tear, but not to love and succor him.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry? - The word renderd ‘deal’ (פרס pâras), means to divide, to distribute. The idea is, that we are to apportion among the poor that which will be needful for their support, as a father does to his children. This is everywhere enjoined in the Bible, and was especially regarded among the Orientals as an indispensable duty of religion.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הֲל֨וֹא	ha.Lo'	¿ not	H3808 →
פָרֹ֤ס	fa.Ros	[is it] to break	H6536 →
לָֽרָעֵב֙	la.ra.'Ev	for the hungry [person]	H7457 →
לַחְמֶ֔ךָ	lach.Me.kha	bread your	H3899 →
וַעֲנִיִּ֥ים	va.'a.ni.Yim	and poor [people]	H6041 →
מְרוּדִ֖ים	me.ru.Dim	homeless people	H4788 →
תָּ֣בִיא	Ta.vi'	you will bring	H935 →
בָ֑יִת	Va.yit	a house	H1004 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	if	H3588 →
תִרְאֶ֤ה	tir.'Eh	you will see	H7200 →
עָרֹם֙	'a.Rom	[the] naked	H6174 →
וְכִסִּית֔וֹ	ve.khi.si.To	and you will cover him	H3680 →
וּמִבְּשָׂרְךָ֖	u.mi.be.sa.re.Kha	and from own flesh your	H1320 →
לֹ֥א	lo'	not	H3808 →
תִתְעַלָּֽם׃	tit.'a.Lam	you will hide yourself	H5956 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Through
Luke 3:11
John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”
leads to
- Isaiah 58:7–11
  Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own…
- 1 John 3:17
  If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
- 1 Timothy 6:18
  Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,
- Luke 18:22
  On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
Through
Proverbs 28:27
Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.
leads to
- Proverbs 19:17
  Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
- Deuteronomy 15:7
  If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or…
- Proverbs 11:24
  One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
Through
Ezekiel 18:7
He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
leads to
- Ezekiel 18:16
  He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

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Where the connections lead

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About Isaiah